Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 Live: Satwik-Chirag on left and HS Prannoy on right. (FILE)
Thomas Cup 2024, India vs Indonesia, Group C Live Updates: Defending champions India take on powerhouses Indonesia in a rematch of the the 2022 Thomas Cup final to decide who tops Group C in the 2024 edition in Chengdu. Both teams have qualified for the quarterfinals after winning their first two matches.
HS Prannoy will lead the charge against Anthony Ginting, followed by Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Lakshya Sen returns to take the second singles spot, which means Srikanth Kidambi slots back in for MS3. A change in the 2nd doubles sees Sai Pratheek replace MR Arjun to partner Dhruv Kapila.
India vs Indonesia Group C lineup
MS1: HS Prannoy vs Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
MD1: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy – Chirag Shetty vs Muhammad Shohibul Fikri – Bagas Maulana
MS2: Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie
MD2: Dhruv Kapila – Sai Pratheek vs Leo Rolly Carnando – Daniel Marthin
MS3: Srikanth Kidambi vs Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo
India’s incredible triumph in Bangkok required a leap of faith. Never before were India seen as potential World Champions in a badminton team event, so to manifest that into reality, they had to will themselves into believing it. But now that they know it could be done, the objective in Chengdu at the start of their title defence was about ticking small boxes before gearing up for tougher challenges. Read more about their campaign so far here.
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Isharani Baruah is No 83, Anmol Kharb is No 258 and Tanvi Sharma is No 589. Tanvi was also the youngest at the Uber Cup, at age 15. (BAI)
There were myriad technical shortcomings of hers that Isharani Baruah candidly reflected on after being shot out 21-12, 21-10 by Olympic champion Chen Yufei playing the Uber Cup group match. The pace of the rallies she could cope with, but Yufei’s lengths, her drops, variations, and all strokes going to the backcourt, mightily awed the 20-year-old. “And it was not comfortable. It was tough. I have to improve my strokes and variations,” she would state.
Then wide-eyed, guilelessly she would get to the crux of the only thing she could control: “..and she doesn’t make silly mistakes like me.” It was taking responsibility after being fielded as the No 1 singles player and being as realistic as someone thrown into the deep end could be. (Read more from Shivani Naik)
